Henrik Fisker discusses his new plug-in hybrid Karma
January 18, 2009 by admin
After the unveiling of the production version of the Fisker Karma and the Karma Sunset concept at the Detroit Auto Show, Henrik Fisker talked about the company he has founded.
He talked about some of the technical details and we now know that the battery supplier will be Advanced Lithium Power. Fisker has exclusive access to batteries from ALP after recently taking an equity stake in the company. Video after the jump.
Building the Karma in Finland with Valmet Automotive, has raised issues about the financial viability of the company. Fisker is sure that the company can reach it’s target of building 15,000 cars a year with 1,300 orders already on the books. “We definitely see that the orders are coming in. in a steady growth every week,” says Fisker.
Fisker insists the company can build the Karma profitably at the $87,900 thanks to advances in plug-in hybrid technology, and added that investors like Kleiner-Perkins would not have invested if it was not possible.
Given some of the dubious internet start ups that these Silicon Valley money men have invested in, a profitable car company is no guarantee. Nonetheless, at least Fisker will have some revenue once they start delivering cars which is at lot more than can be said for many internet companies.
Henrik Fisker talks about the Karma in this video
Comments
Feel free to leave a comment...
and oh, if you want a pic to show with your comment, go get a gravatar!